Cris Collinsworth signs contract extension as NBC's top NFL analyst

The No. 1 team in NBC's Sunday Night Football will remain unchanged, at least for the foreseeable future.

According to a report from The Athletic, NBC Sports is close to signing a new four-year contract extension with top analyst Cris Collinsworth. The extension will keep him with the network through the 2029-30 season. His current contract runs through the 2026 season.

NBC is scheduled to broadcast two more Super Bowls over the next six years, including Super Bowl 60 in 2026 and Super Bowl 64 in 2030.

Collinsworth, 65, who has won seven Emmy Awards as outstanding sports studio commentator, earns about $12.5 million a year and has teamed up with Mike Tirico to commentate on games.

Collinsworth has been in the announcer's booth for “Sunday Night Football” since 2009, initially working with Al Michaels before Michaels moved to Amazon Prime in 2022.

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